Morris County NJ Archives Military Records.....HORTON, Elizabeth 1779
Revwar - Pension Assistant Surgeon, Army
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Pension Record - Widow Of Jonathan Horton
ELIZABETH HORTON.
Morris County September Term 1779.
  A Certificate was presented to the Court in the words following:
  "New Windsor 21 September 1779.  This is to Certify that Doctor Isaac 
Spafford Surgeon of the Artillary under my Command had the charge of the Sick 
and other parts of the army at Mendham near Morristown in New jersey in the 
beginning of the year 1777 the Sick being so numerous as to require More 
assistance Doctor Spafford was authorized by the Surgeon Genl. and Myself to 
appoint Doctor Jonothan Horton as his Assistant at the rate of one Dollar and 
two thirds pr Day, the said Doctor Horton officitated in said capacity and 
died in the Service of the united States.
              Signed                  "H. Knox Brig. Genl. Artillary".

  Also a certificate in the words following:
  "New Windsor 21 September 1779.  This is to certify that Doctor Isaac 
Spafford Surgeon to the Artillary in the beginning of 1777 was fully 
authorized by me the subscriber Surgeon General of the Army to appoint Doctor 
Jonathan Horton as his assistant at the rate of one Dallar and two thirds pr 
Day to take care of the Sick who were then too numerous for one Surgeon to 
attend and that the Said Doctor Jonathan Horton died while in the Service of 
the united States.
             Signed   "John Cochran Surgn. Genl. to ye army".

  And also a Certificate in the words following
  "We the Subscribers two of the justices of the State of New jersey assigned 
to keep the peace in the County of Morris do hereby certify that Elizabeth 
Horton Widow was the Lawful Wife of Doctor Jonathan Horton who died in the 
service of the united States of America, as winess our hands at Morris Town in 
the said county of morris the twenty ninth day of September 1779.
              Signed. . . . .
                             "Elijah Horton
                             "Contant King.".

  An affidavit of Frederick King and also an affidavit of C. Victor King 
Respecting the appointment of the Said Jonathan Horton as assistant Surgeon in 
the Service of the united States and his dying in the Service on the 24th day 
of May 1777, were presented to the Court.
  And after Examining the Said certificates and affidavits The Court adjudged 
that the said Elizabeth Horton widow of the said Jonathan Horton Deceased by 
the Law of the State in such case made and provided, entitled to Receive 
during her widowhood the Monthly half pay of her Husband the said Jonathan 
Horton Deceased.

Additional Comments:
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Vol. 1, New Series, 1916, Pages 90-91.

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